Bedfordshire

[ bed-ferd-sheer, -sher ]

noun

1. a county in central England. 477 sq. mi. (1,235 sq. km).

Bedfordshire

/ -ʃə; ˈbɛdfədˌʃɪə /

noun

1. a county of S central England, administered since 2009 by the unitary authorities of Bedford and Central Bedfordshire: mainly low-lying, with the Chiltern Hills in the south: the geographical county includes Luton, which became a separate unitary authority in 1997. Area (excluding Luton): 1192 sq km (460 sq miles) Beds

Example Sentences

The World War Two veteran became a household name during the first Covid-19 lockdown, by walking up and down his driveway in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire.

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On 9 September, Luton-based Sporting Wholesale delivered 35,871 blades to Bedfordshire Police and made a claim for compensation.

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Richard Fuller, Conservative MP for North Bedfordshire, said the government should have considered capping compensation payments to avoid an "open-ended cost to the taxpayer".

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It happened the day a protester had thrown an egg at the King during a walkabout in Luton, Bedfordshire.

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It now has six sites in total at Longleat Forest in Wiltshire, Whinfell Forest in Cumbria, Woburn Forest in Bedfordshire and its first Irish site - Longford Forest - in County Longford.

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